Certification of payment; Major Alexander Coates, 1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia commanded by Colonel Joseph Cowperthwaite,called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania
Document 1800Certification of payment; $24.25 for retained rations to Major Alexander Coates, 1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia commanded by Colonel Joseph Cowperthwaite, called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania.
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Accountants Office
January 14 1800
I certify that there is due to the following named militia of the District of Kentucky who served in the Campaign of 1791, in the expedition against the Western Indians, under the command of Gen'l St Clair — Viz:
Elmore Perkins Capt'n . Dec 13 . [undecipherable]
W'le Thurston Capt. [undecipherable] Thomas D. 6.10
Jeremiah Hogg [undecipherable] do 6.10
Oliver Townshend Capt. [undecipherable] do 6.10
John Collins — Capt. Jam'l Welles D. 1.10
D [undecipherable]
Forty six dollars & forty cents being the balance due them [at the] expiration of their service — which sum is payable to James Findley [undecipherable]
[signature]
$ No 46.40
Sec. [undecipherable] of War
February 14 1800
I Certify that there is due to Samuel [undecipherable: prob. Buff] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable: prob. Marshfield] Massachusetts the sum of One hundred & twenty five dollars & [undecipherable] being the amount of expenditures made by him for account of the War department between 18 July & 18th October 1798 and in conformity to a letter from the Secretary of War's letter July 29 1799 to [undecipherable] Howell [undecipherable] of [undecipherable], as taken from the letter dated [undecipherable] 13 1800 to the Accountant of the War Dept —
Adve of the army 68.17
Hospital wages 6—
Pension [undecipherable] 48.72
Transr of [undecipherable] 81.27
[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
125.[undecipherable]
[signature]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $24.25 for retained rations to Major Alexander Coates, 1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia commanded by Colonel Joseph Cowperthwaite, called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania.
Date
02/13/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800021321252
Page start
153
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Major Alexander Coates
1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia
command
Colonel Joseph Cowperthwaite
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Philadelphia
Western Counties of Pennsylvania
Notable items
pay
retained rations
insurrection
Whiskey Rebellion

